Moniteur du Pacifique équatorial

État ENSO quotidien, volume d’eau chaude, dipôle de l’océan Indien et fenêtres de cyclogenèse atlantique — chaque valeur accompagnée de sa période de référence, et un historique public des prévisions (2 en cours).

Niño 3.4+2.95°C
very strong El Nino

observé le 2026-09-18
bulletin 2026-09-20 16:27 UTC

Surface

Niño 3
+3.81°C
Niño 4
+1.02°C
Niño 1+2
+4.82°C
Niño 3 − Niño 4
+2.79°C
Moyenne glissante sur 90 jours
+2.37°C

Un indicateur approchant l’ONI, pas l’ONI.

OISST anomalies against the PSL 1991–2020 day-of-year climatology

nino34_run is a 90-day running mean — a proxy for the ONI, not the ONI. The official index is a 3-month running mean of monthly ERSSTv5 anomalies.

Subsurface

Volume d’eau chaude
+27.36×10¹⁴ m³
Anomalie de volume
+1.46×10¹⁴ m³
Profondeur moyenne de l’isotherme 20 °C
+142.99m
Basculement zonal (ouest − est)
+2.98×10¹⁴ m³

anomalies against the mean of the accumulated record

A short, moving baseline: it shifts as the record grows, so the same day can carry a different anomaly after a longer backfill. For quotable numbers use PMEL's, in wwv_pmel_monthly.

Dipôle de l’océan Indien

DMI
+0.97K
Moyenne sur 30 jours
+0.46K
Boîte ouest
+1.16K
Boîte est
+0.19K

dmi_run is a 30-day running mean — a daily proxy for a monthly published index. For anything quoted use BoM's or NOAA's.

Fenêtres de cyclogenèse 1 ouverte

BoîteIV7 joursCisaillementTSMÉtat
ATL_CARIB0.239+0.08421.729.3 °Cfermée rising
ATL_GOM0.045-0.0248.730.8 °Couverte falling
ATL_MDR0.175+0.04817.328.6 °Cfermée rising
ENP0.069+0.02211.730.2 °Cfermée rising

Atlantic genesis windows (ERA5 2026-09-14, 7-day means, about 6 days behind today)

opens below VI 0.060, closes above 0.080; genesis very unlikely above about 0.1

shear anomaly baseline: 1991-2020 (20+ years/day)

Figures

Indices Niño

Valeurs quotidiennes et moyenne glissante sur 90 jours.

Portrait de phase de l’oscillateur de recharge

Un tour complet dans le sens antihoraire est un cycle ENSO.

Diagramme de Hovmöller équatorial

Anomalies de vent, de niveau de la mer, de profondeur d’isotherme, de TSM et d’OLR.

Coupe de température de subsurface

Température absolue avec l’isotherme 20 °C ; aucune période de référence n’intervient.

Volume d’eau chaude comparé à PMEL

Deux estimations indépendantes de la même quantité.

Fenêtres de cyclogenèse atlantique

Indice de ventilation comparé aux seuils qui ouvrent une fenêtre.

Bulletin du jour

# ENSO daily bulletin - 2026-09-20 16:27 UTC

Latest observation: 2026-09-18
  Nino 3.4   +2.95 C   -> very strong El Nino
  Nino 3     +3.81 C
  Nino 4     +1.02 C
  Nino 1+2   +4.82 C
  Nino 3 - Nino 4  +2.79 C (east-Pacific leaning)
  90-day running mean  +2.37 C (ONI proxy)

  change over 1 week: -0.00 C
  change over 1 month: +0.38 C

Indian Ocean Dipole (DMI, 2026-09-18):
  DMI  +0.97 K -> positive IOD   30-day mean +0.46 K
  west box +1.16 K, east box +0.19 K
  a daily proxy for a monthly published index; quote BoM or NOAA

Subsurface (recharge state):
  mean 20 C isotherm depth    143.0 m   (west 153.0, east 132.2)
  warm water volume           27.36 x1e14 m3  (anom +1.46, short baseline)
  thermocline contrast         20.8 m (west - east; climatology 80-100 m)
     vs record mean            -1.9 m (short baseline)
  volume tilt (west - east)   +2.98 x1e14 m3  (+1.71 of it is box-width geometry, leaving +1.27)

Atlantic genesis windows (ERA5 2026-09-14, 7-day means, about 6 days behind today):
  box             VI      7d   shear     SST   state
  ATL_CARIB    0.239  +0.084    21.7   29.3C   closed (rising)
  ATL_GOM      0.045  -0.024     8.7   30.8C   OPEN (falling)
  ATL_MDR      0.175  +0.048    17.3   28.6C   closed (rising)
  ENP          0.069  +0.022    11.7   30.2C   closed (rising)
  opens below VI 0.060, closes above 0.080; genesis very unlikely above about 0.1
  shear anomaly baseline: 1991-2020 (20+ years/day)

Standing predictions (issued before the outcome, graded after):
  [2026-09-19] discharge_onset: verify after 2027-07-16
  [2026-09-19] centroid_migration: verify after 2027-01-17

Sources:
  olr   ok (2026-09-06 -> 2026-09-19)
  wwv_check agree (r=+0.99, offset 24.46)
  consistency ok (4 checks)
  forecast 0 issued, 0 graded